It was under a grand because I had a lot of the parts laying around, and someone donated the fork to me because they couldn't use it (1" steerer). The Zipps were 2004 model year with a crack in the rear that I got for $300. I then spent $400 getting the rim replaced. You could probably buy most of these parts used and still come out very cheaply though.

I only wish I had stuff like that lying around. I love the look of the dt shifters and I assume they're pretty smooth since they are Dura Ace. Do you find that your hands are off the bars a lot though?
Again, great looking build.

I had never used DT shifters before. The left is indexed but the right (fd) is friction. I was surprised how smooth the shifts from it are - and dead quiet if you do it right. Even though I did this with some left over parts, I bet you could do it on the cheap if you scour ebay and craigslist for used parts. I bet you could do it for under $1k easy (minus the zipps).

I agree with you 100%. Well said...

We should change the name of this thread to "Fishing for Compliments"


Personally, I think all of your bikes are "hot" as long as your happy with them and you get to ride them as often as possible :thumb:

but that really wasn't the intent of this thread. If people are worried about getting their feelings hurt if their ride is 'not hot' then they should avoid the thread.

$600 Performance Bike bike I've ridden the piss out of and thus needed several replacements (upgrades) over the years. Just brought it in from a little cleaning and futzing with crappy tektro front brakes that haven't been opening on their own well. All good now though.

tear me a new one =)

Got cygolite and rear light moutned since doing a lot of late PM riding.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6199/800e.png

Some good looking bikes here. This is my contribution... 2010 Specialized Tarmac Expert.

http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...1292623335.jpg

^ hot but awkward like a volleyball player.

It's hot.

This is what she looks like now after changing the Trigon forks to Edge2.0 Road ones.

Much like shoes... looks great as a size 10 but loses its appeal when they bring out a size 14. They do seem to loose something when your looking at a XXL/61cm frame.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._6664159_n.jpg
Just got the rear derailleur on. Working on the rest.

people really need to learn the difference between the "Hot r Not" thread and the "What Road Bike Do You Have?" thread.

im not sure what you are complaining about. the way i see it, the title covers hot all the way down to not... if you dont like it, say so (and be constructive with your feedback)


edit:

this is for all the complainers. Merry Christmas.

Hot Epic! I used to have one very much like that. I've only seen one other in person.

http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/z...picSEwheel.jpg

Just finished building this a few weeks ago.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/...5e820653f3.jpg

OK I'll play. These were last year's bikes - they will change for this year.



http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=182631

Sorry, not hot. I'm sure it'll be a great bike to ride though.

I said something similar a while back when I posted mine. There is something of an expectation or standard around size. I get the sense that the "perfect" size for appearance sake is about a 56, a 54 or a 58 are ok, but outside of that and something just looks off.

It's size discrimination. Cycling is elitist.

Here's mine again... it's a 61 and it is a Scattante.

http://l17.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hpho..._7783035_n.jpg

I disagree. Black tires and you move into the HOT section.

I missed this one also...Super Fine ride! Well done :thumb:

Simple is sometimes better than lots of overdone bling..This bike is a good example..If I saw this bike pass me ( which most do) I would think the rider was ol school..:thumb:

Yea, I get it on the tires, it's a little much. The white ones were on sale at PBK and I wanted to try Pro3s. It was a bit of a fashion risk that didn't end all that well.

I got some black ones on sale a couple weeks ago ("recent purchases") and just need to finish those off.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...1/IMG_3594.jpg

2010 Ridley Compact
SRAM Rival
Fizik Arione CX saddle
Ritchey WCS seatpost and Classic bars
PRO Vibe 7S stem
Ksyrium Elite wheel set


I removed all of the components from my BMC (damaged in an accident) and built up the Ridley. This was my first build so I learned a lot from the experience and had a good time doing it.